Supplemental display-case.



P. A. BECKER.

SUPPLEMENTAL DISPLAY CASE.

Patented Aug. 17,1915.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, I914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISPLAY-CASE.

\ Specification of Letters Patent.

Ap ucat'ion finarovember 13, 1914. Serial No. 871,958.

- To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, PmLrP A. BECKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Supplemental Display-Cases, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact Specification.

This invention relates more particularly 'to a class of display cases adapted to be used in conjunction with boxes.

My invention has for its object primarily to provide a: supplemental display case de signed to be detachably applied to a box whereby goods, such as cigars and other tobacco products, may be advantageously d1splayed for sale on a counter, show case, and, thelike without subjecting the goods to be ing damaged by air and dust as well as preventing the goods from being handled or tampered with, and which consists essentially of a transparent body preferably of substantially a triangular shape havingan open bottom and an open back. This transparent triangular body is positioned on the open top of the body of a box provided with a lid hinged thereto so that its front plate will be disposed upwardly onan incline toward the lid of the box, and this front plate may be hinged to the body of the case to permit it to be swung to open or closed positions thereon, or the front plate may be fixed to the body. p

Another object of the invention is to provide one or more catches to permit the transparent body to be removably fastened against accidental displacement to either the body ofthe box or to its lid; and a further object of the invention is to provide on the top of the front plate of the body of the case a transverse plate adapted to serve for displaying a sign and also as a handle by which the hinged front plate may be swung.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description. v

In the-drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a boxwith one form of supplemental display case embodying my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional edge of a front plate 24' drawings which form a part of this view taken through one of the upper corner portions of the case 'shown in Fig. 1, the

front plate beingclosed on the body of the,

case. F ig. 3 is a perspectivelview showing a modified form ofv the case'applied to a box. Fi' 1 is a perspective view showing still a Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

diflerent form of the case applied to a box. I

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionv taken through the case and the box shown in Fig. 4, andFig.

6 is a perspective view illustrating the case,

and the box shown in Fig. 4: when the case is swung open from the bodylof the box.

e supplemental display case has a trans-- Th parent body 10 composed of two approxi% mately triangular endwalls, or platesll and '12 which may be .of glass or othertransparent material, and these end plates are inclosed in frames, as 13 and 14:, made preferably of wire of substantially the same width as the thickness of theglass, the end plates being held in their frames by a number of clips, as 15. The lower front corners of the triangular frames 13'and ltare connected by a transverse wire rod 16, and the lower rear corners of these frames are connected by a transverse wire'rod 17 While the upper corners of the frames are connected by a cross-bar 18. Thecross-bar so as to overhang the rear edges of the end plates or walls of the body ofthe case, and the free lengthwise edge ofithis bar is slightly curved downwardly'to' provide a groove 19 thereunder. Pivoted by one or more hinges, as 20 and 21, to the crossbar 18' is asecond transverse bar 22 which may be substantially U-shaped as viewed transversely whereby a groove .23 is formed therein, and in this groove is disposed the upper of glass or other 18 is of a width transparent material. The sideand front I edges of the transparent plate 24: are inclosed in a wireframe 25 connected thereto by clips similar, to the clips 15, and this plate together with its frame are of dimensions so as to close inentirety the front opening between the triangular end plates of the display case when closed thereupon. The

. transparent body of the case ismade so that the lower edge of its hlnged front plate and the lower edges of its end walls are on the same relative plane, and this body is made of a size corresponding tothe width and length of the box, as 26, soas to rest upon tin, upper edges of the walls of the box, as shown, and the body ofjthe'fcase is of a height equivalent to approximately the transparent t 'iangular body is, positioned:

' *on' the' open topfj 0f the body' of thebox the lid of the box is movedupwardly andguided. into the groove 19 underv the "overhangingpart of the cross bar,18-, T-he lid .oIthebox' f Will then beheld to close-the open backof the body lO rof the case,-2iiid"in order to iretain the bodylO to: thebody of the bOX, on. the trensyetsefwirie ra is provided a] I I I I I end I plates, 34 and 35 gfonbeing' guided. over w the upper ledgeslof the fend Walls of the body-2; ,of the boxi 'itoiwhioh they aire detaehztbly mf -l' l ret d, hicl a lai ist dl l -dep ndi g zi rom the wir rod i- 0f hat passed a; set screw 30' d pted hei -tr volve .t enga hei Wall' ojf-thej'body of the bvoii "[The trens i brebybeli l on -heb xa tle e mfovemerit, and' toiaperinit "the t r'dnsparentw.

' begil fthe. 'iform of wing hook. extend-i f parent; body .10 of i the display 1 ease" .{wil

hinges-toopengm l e1osed positions on the I v I I 1 wa to y e d n lyeng eth p ed s of the lid as welloas permitting the lid to be easily released there-{tom Under-slight p I body of l the display 1 case, es ell as OI1 thB bodyof the pox} 011 top of the fU-shaped tr'anstierse bar 22 is fixed a; strip 0i) handle recti n he. t n pa p n "31 which extendsirearwapdly of thebody. of

. the ease ldridfthe lid'oflthe b0511 directs; I V I, I I I he odyct-thzce iP 2 l b f 1 W51 theT llhpl e l .di h We cased P -m e ing this Stfip'iBIIi-n downwardly or, upwardly swung afc c'ordinglyto :ihdinoni the of the ease' to permit the bntents vof the; box

tobe dispensedthrough the front of the ease,

and by i'na'kirig this st t ip" .o f 21 desinedleiigth b eilS /gml e 5.2,; may e and Width a' suit scribed thereon; I

contents 0 the box to be dispensed through 'thefopen'bai k of the case i This form of f the i p ay base ha n ppr mately tr angular bodyL3 composed of spaeed ti'i-" angular eIid Wells or'ipla tes 34, 35' 'end an ili- I lower .rezigr cornersoli theffi'anie of thewend-g f glass, or otherftransparent v materigihz amid P' F- aiie nnec it gether by b in i inclosed in a framed 'Z"made p1jeferab1y of Wire r'odspf. 2i size Siiiii'l231 1 to the. thiclfmess v v 't nspar t Plate th plat s-be n s e in th ra bye n m r clips. ich may e i njfoit e 1 P'S l clined frontiplete 36', all of which {11 6 of The itrefiisp-ifent f 'onf; plat-e136 is thereby held stationery to the transparent end,

Plates. @613 jins eid 9f M h ng-e 1 I thereto; andthis 'ZEQIIH of the, case ha'sfdh] open bottom midan gope n, back Connectnn d ng th ppe rn s b fih end I I K use e29 the leiigthdhdWidth-of time f-thb x,

sov that -=the ease, will rest on-the" upper edges Yintotheibox thtough the Open ba'ok of-the" I '{body of the.case,"and the body of the ease the box by a imber of catches, as 4L3Q' B0th of the cfiteh'es43fa1esin1ilar in formation I V fastened by nieans -'of set-.3

, theCase; is' preferably siin r:- to thelwidt is ,CIOSUBQQIL the case it is detzi'ehably held In Shown o f the supplel ,tofbe adapted to rest-on zthe upperredge's ofi ,re appl ed ,tdzmmqxfl v111g the l w f l emfl' 11 1 1 p t e frame-t, of the nd PI tQs- F h 35 a rod ;1a d-- as- 41, having a lid 42 {to which it is applied of the Walls of the boX body .to'allowaccess;

is 1 held against accidental itlisplztcenient 251150 to the catch 28,"shoW n Fig. '1, agn'd these: eetc'hesextend fromlthe lowerjedges o'ffthe TA illustrated, when the-base ;1s a p 'd. :to the: tifi l is'Tm ni if sii k -vw l above the rear of the b6: .80 Ithgptfthe; lid mayf b e swung to open m d-close the. backof 'thedasei Th'e extremefhejighlt 101; the bgdy f ing reafWai'dly from the. ,tiiansverse a a1? ,40

ing theilid; deco ingl This of "the plates being c' onnected by a r0 d ;52. and; the. pper-- o'rne s o the frame: 0i these end plates being Connected by; trz nsyei s'efb 53.' The'body &6- of thiseaseelswhas open. back and jannopen"bottom;;end:l body is of. agsizev corresponding =t0 the: .di m n i ns of t ei dy f m Omash its Wells; hile theba ekl of'the 'bO'dy $613, of siz pprox ma y similar .ISlOIlS of the lid 55 of thegbox Wh tionjto the intenioixof the} to he display ease is then heldfirmlyto thelidr Y lai to the catches 28 and l3 of the other forms of the-case, and each of the catches 56 is secured atthe lower ends of the respective frames of the end plates 47' and 48 in a;

manner so as to be removably disposed over the opposed side edgesof the lid of the box,"

and each of the catches 56 has a set screw 57 which is rotatably guided into releasable engagement with the lid. To also hold the top of the lid to the body 46 of the case,zon

the transverse bar 53 is astrip, as 58, which may be of a width and length to permita suitable sign, as 59, to be inscribed thereon." Thestrip 58 is of a width to extend rearwardly of the body, and the projecting edgeuof the strip is'curved downwardly, as at 60, for the top edge of the lid ofthe' box to be disposed thereunder previous to being fastened to the catches 56. IVhen'it is. desired to dispense goods from this box the upon the open top of the box. Thus by the use ofthese forms of supplementaldisplay cases goods in boxes may be advantageously' displayed for sale on counters, show cases, and the like without subjecting the goods to being damaged by air and dust as well as preventing the goods from being handled or tampered with.

111 the foregoing description, I have embodied'the preferred form of my invention, but I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore I reserve to myself the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1* l. A supplemental display case of the character described, comprising a transparent body having an open bottom, an open front, and an open back, adapted to be disposed on the body of a box having a lid hinged thereto so that the open bottom of the transparent body will rest on the top of the walls of the box and so that the open back may be closed by the lid of the box, means on the transparent body for detachably connecting it to the box and its lid, and

.a transparent frontplate hinged tothe body of the display case, adapted to be swung to open and closed positions on the open top of the body of the box.

12' A supplemental display case of the character described, comprising a substantially triangular transparent body having an open bottom, an open front, and an open back adapted to be disposed on the body-of a box having a lid hinged thereto so thatthe open bottom of the triangular body will rest on the top of the walls of'the box and so that the open back may be closed by the lid of the box, catches on the triangular body for detachablyvconnecting it to the box and its lid, and a transparent front plate hinged to-the triangular body,adapted to be swung to open andclosed positions on'the open top of the body of the box.

3. A supplemental display case of the 1 character described,comprising a body having two spaced endwalls connected together to provide an open-bottom, an open front, and an open bacln'adapted to be disposed on the body of a box having a lid 'hinged thereto so that the open bottom of the body of the case will rest on the top of the walls of-the'box and so that the open back may be closed by the lid of the box, means on the body ofthecase for detachably connecting it to the box and its lid, and a transparent front )late hin ed to the body of the case a I Y b a ""v v I iorbemg swung to open and closed positions on its open front.

' 4. A supplemental display case character described, comprising a body hav ing two spaced transparent end walls con-' nected together to provide anopen bottom, an open front, and an open back, adapted to be disposed on the body of a box having a lid hinged thereto so that the open bottom of the body of the case will rest on the top of the walls of the box and so that the open back may be closed by the lid of the box,

catches on the body of the case for detachably connecting it to the box and its lid, and a transparent front plate hinged to the body of the case for being swung to open and closed positions on its open front.

5. A supplemental display case of the character described, comprising a body having two spaced substantially triangular transparent end plates inclosed in aframe to provide an open bottom, an open front, and an open back, adapted to be disposed on the body of a box having a lid hinged thereto so that the open bottom of the body of the case will rest on the top of the walls of the box, catches on the body of the case for detachably connecting it to the box and its lid, a transparent front plate hinged to the frame of the body of the case'for being swung to open and closed positions on its open front, and means on the front plate to permit it to be swung to and fro as wellas permitting a sign to be displayed thereon.

6. A supplemental display case of the 7 

